It’s All About the Rugs
Introducing The Humderbird
Tempe, AZ I finished this little weaving called The Humderbird last Saturday. The design is derivative of work done by Mae Clark, Janet Tsinnie and Jennie Slick. It’s woven in reproduction Germantown yarn from R.B. Burnham and Co on a C-Cactusflower Maxi loom. It’s priced to not sell at $750,000. Hey, I only need to…
Read MoreToadlena/Two Grey Hills Tradition Comes to Scottsdale (plus Wedding Announcement)
Scottsdale, AZ The century old Toadlena Trading Post is located about 20 miles west of U.S. 491 in the Four Corners area of New Mexico, far enough off the beaten path to be a place that’s not often visited even when snow and cold aren’t a factor. That makes winter a good time of year…
Read MoreIt’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Keshmish (Christmas)
Window Rock, AZ It’s our last local class in Window Rock for 2010. One of our students is working on the last half inch of her rug and should be done by the time we quit at 9. Our next class will be on Thursday, January 13th, 2011 at the Quality Inn in Window Rock. …
Read MoreAn Update: Anasazi Ye’i Sale Pending
Tempe, AZ For those of you contemplating raiding your 401k plan or selling your gold, I just spoke with Larry Fulbright, and a sale is pending on the Pauline Yellowhair’s Anasazi Ye’i that I wrote about yesterday (please scroll down to the previous article). This will also save several of us from buying lottery tickets. …
Read MoreEverybody Say Wow! A Remarkable Weaving by Pauline Yellowhair
Tempe, AZ My trader/auctioneer friend Bruce Burnham likes to encourage audiences to say “Yay!” whenever a Ye’i rug comes up for sale at one of his auctions, but everyone who sees Pauline Yellowhair’s remarkable weaving above just says “Wow!” Pauline is a 72 year old weaver with a self-reported 67 years of weaving experience and…
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